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Mandela in unexpected visit to home village

South Africa`s ailing former president Nelson Mandela has flown to his birthplace in his first trip outside ...

It`s a country, teen finale for "American Idol"

"American Idol" fans on Thursday opted for an all-teenage, all southern, mostly country season 10 finale, sending ...

Russia calls for international peacekeepers in Libya

Russia called on Friday for a U.N. and African Union peacekeeping force to stem violence in war-torn Libya, a Foreign ...

Toilet row grabs headlines in S.African election

South Africans voted on Wednesday in municipal elections in which squalid, open toilets built for the poor have become ...

Obama ally warns of U.S. congress anger on Libya

President Barack Obama`s Democratic allies in the US Congress may respond with "anxiety, perhaps anger" if strikes on ...

Libyan rebels want quick ceasefire: UN envoy

Libyan insurgents want a quick ceasefire and a lifting of the siege of Libyan cities by Moamer Kadhafi`s forces, a UN ...

Rapper Wyclef Jean wounded in Haiti shooting

Haitian-born rapper Wyclef Jean said Sunday he was grazed by a bullet in the hand on the eve of his country`s historic ...

RI calls for protection of innocent civilians in Libya

The Indonesian government in a statement on recent developments in Libya stated it had consistently called for the ...

Russia slams `indiscriminate` foreign attacks on Libya

Russia called for an end to "indiscriminate use of force" by foreign states taking part in military operations in ...

Egyptians approve constitution change - source

Preliminary indications show a majority of Egyptians who voted in a referendum backed constitutional changes that will ...

Elbaradei attacked when voting in Egypt`s referendum

Egypt`s prominent opposition figure Mohammed ElBaradei was attacked Saturday by stones and bricks thrown from crowds ...

AU panel opposed to military intervention in Libya

A high-level African Union panel on the Libyan crisis Saturday rejected "any kind of foreign military intervention" in ...

Military strikes on Libya within hours: France

Military action to protect civilians from Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi`s forces will come within "hours" and France ...

President asks coalition members to show greater commitment

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked political parties in the government coalition to show greater commitment ...

International Women's Day, 2011: Time to Make the Promise of Equality a Reality

-    The following is a message by Michelle Bachelet, Executive Director, UN Women:    A ...